A Brother & Sister's Journey Through Opioid Addiction | PBS Short Docs
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2022
- Official Website: to.pbs.org/3lHBB3f | #IndieLensPBS
A filmmaker's intimate phone calls with her brother explore his fragile recovery from opioid addiction. Using imaginative animation, they journey both into the cosmos-a place her brother has encyclopedic knowledge about-and an all-too-real world where shame and pain take their toll. As the estranged siblings reconnect, the brother holds out hope that sharing his stories will help others facing similar struggles.
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This film is dedicated to Matthew Rudnick and all the people who have lost their lives to opioid addiction.
Director and Producer
Joanna Rudnick
Co-Producer
Erika Brekke
Executive Producer
Sally Jo Fifer
Lois Vossen
Editor
Eli Olson
Director of Animation
Andrew Lyndon
Associate Director of Animation
Patrick Zimmerman
Storyboard Artist & Art Director
Nick Francis
Directors of Photography
Andrew Lyndon (Animation)
Robin Mortarotti (Live Action)
Patrick Zimmerman (Animation)
Compositors
Bryce Hagan
Andrew Lyndon
Patrick Zimmerman
Rotoscope Animators
Tatiana Ray (Lead Artist and Supervisor)
Jane Elliott
Sabrina Ilumin
Kolmel Love
Tara Rose Morris
Jeff Sant
Hand Drawn Animators
Kay Liu
Oliv Roe
Animation Assistants
Lauren Chanel Allen
Terrance Graven
Jane Elliott
Kiera Harris
Sabrina Illumin
Nidhi Reddy
Composer
William Ryan Fritch
Post Production Sound
Rerecording Mixer: Bijan Sharifi
Sound Designer and Dialogue Editor: Bijan Sharifi
Manager: Becky Korman
Colorist
Sean Wells
Executive In Charge Of Production
Royd Chung
Senior Manager, Short-Form Content
Pamela Torno
Supervising Producer
Clare Chambers
Associate Producer
Susan Cohen
Animation Supervisor
Patrick Zimmerman
Title Design
Nick Francis
Yiqian Peng
Patrick Zimmerman
Background Artist
Nick Francis
Additional Animation
Josh Gibbs
Bryce Hagan
Aloicia Chaieun Lee
Andrew Lyndon
Ethan Marler
Dion Wan
Jared Wenzhe Xu
First Assistant Director (Live Action)
Eli Olson
Fair Use Opinion
Peter Jaszi
Cultural Sensitivity Consultant
James Henderson
Special Thanks
Lance Barber
Maggie Bowman
Jordan Gimbel
Tim Horsburgh
JFI Filmmakers in Residence Program
Brian Leonard
Ian McLoone
Justine Nagan
Cookie Rudnick
Danny Rudnick
Ellen Rudnick
Lucy Rudnick
Matt Rudnick
Zachary Siegel
Lisa Stempel
Sam Stempel
Mark Willenbring, MD
Funding Provided by
Fork Films
Independent Lens Short-Form Funding Provided By:
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Acton Family Giving
Ford Foundation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Wyncote Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
BROTHER is a co-production of STORIED STUDIOS, LLC and INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERVICE (ITVS), with funding provided by the CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (CPB).
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Drug addiction takes the lives of so many struggling people and leaves a trail of misery to those that love them. Thank you PBS.
The 2016 CDC guidelines that Melania Trump created and Donald taken credit for was just wrong for those who became addicted by doctors through big pharma, treatments to decrease slowly tampering off every other week or so instead of just a immediate cut off should of been considered for patients of these doctors. In regards to those whom become addicted by illegal street use, that is different and they should be just cut off by focusing on arresting the dealers still and arresting those in procession off.
@@supportyourtroopsathletes6460
Why should some people be allowed to slowly tamper off and others be forced to quit cold turkey?
It's real when restless legs comes around
This is me on fentanyl .. I’ve been clean off of it since march 8th . I pray for every addict that is still suffering ❤️🩹
Thats amazing how strong u are im a almost a month now myself still Soo much pain the back
Wow. PBS, you guys really out-did yourself with this magical piece of storytelling . Great job. And prayers to the family.
The scary part of opioid use is not the stopping part or the high … it’s the withdrawals that pain u wish on no one ! That’s why it’s so hard to get off !
The agony……………unbelievable pain that can’t be described in words…
I highly recommend Intensive Outpatient (IOP) therapy, not just for addictions but any mental health issue. I’m not an addict, but did several weeks of IOP a year ago for childhood trauma. It greatly improved my self esteem and confidence. I no longer have a chronic sense of inadequacy. It made me much more compassionate with myself and taught me how to have healthy, assertive boundaries with other people. All of my personal relationships are much better now, most importantly, my relationship with myself.
That has to cost a lot
@@d-meth 4K, luckily I had Medicaid at the time.
@@c.r.k.7162 yeah... medicaid
Most people work and do not qualify for that (despite funding it) =/
4k is also very cheap, would cost way more than that out of pocket, is also way less than a standard deductible for health insurance.
Medicaid should be available to everyone, this is ridiculous. People have to leave their jobs to apply for it and use needed services.
@@d-meth I had been working and living overseas where I made little money is why I qualified. I was still paying taxes to the US as an independent contractor at the time. But I agree, it should be available to everyone.
I don't care about what people think of me. I am humble, honest and open about my addiction and my recovery. Anything I share can help people. Even if it's just one.
May I ask what your DoC is?
Kudos to you!
I totally understand where ur coming from . I got addicted to Roxy’s after my sons birth for 10years . It’s very ruff . But 1 thing , I promise , it gets easier with time . ❤️
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@@feleshajones2982 ufgixg
You did an excellent job with this topic, and condolences to the Rudnick family.
This video needs to be shared everywhere
I relate this on almost every level. From the time clean to the reasons I want to stick around a while longer. I got clean in August of 2021 at 31 years old, after getting high since I was like 22ish. My mom passed that October and it completely broke our family's heart to no end. She was SOOO proud of me and happy that she was able to see the old me again before she passed, along with the rest of the family of course, and that really helps to me to try my very hardest to continue to stay sober. I couldn't live with myself knowing how heartbroken she'd be if I went back down that path again.... This was a great video and explains the situation of addiction very well. Stay sober everyone!! R.I.P. My Mommy Angela!!:)
P.s. I myself am on Methadone and it's working for me. I haven't tried suboxone, but what's works, WORKS!!
@@codystacey267 condolences to your mother. I am stuck in a similar situation with being prescribed narcotics every month but I have successfully reduced on my own which is dangerous but felt I needed too. I have never taken non prescribed narcotics and do not ever plan to but many do not know the same ingredients found in illegal drugs are within legal drugs so the risk is always still there and dangerous. Congratulations on your recovery and continue to make your mom proud from the heavens above.
@@supportyourtroopsathletes6460 just keep tapering off the meds bud
By sharing you have helped countless. Love you. RIP
Absolutely beautiful. Well-done PBS. So many people suffer from this addiction. Sadly, I lost my wonderful brother-in-law to it.
THIS IS WONDERFUL! ANYONE WITH A LOVED ONE ADDICTED TO OPIOIDS OR ANY ADDICT MUST WATCH THIS. IT CHANGED MY LIFE’S PERCEPTION.
♥️♥️♥️PBS CHANGING THE STORY TELLING GAME AGAIN♥️♥️♥️🙏
How can a young child not hand in a classroom assignment?
The teachers just allow it?
Can't imagine being able to get away with something like this in elementary school.
I am proud to care for patients with a similar story. I try to fight against the stigma against, not only addiction, but the stigma against the highly effective treatment, called Suboxone. I pray many many people will watch this video and learn about this man’s story of recovery!!!
Will I feel sick the 1st couple days starting Suboxone?
Or methadone
@@fugginrambo try methadone it will save your life suboxone will have you feeling worse
@@fugginrambo no. You will not. If induced properly you won’t feel much if any sickness. Please I don’t know you but PLEASE get sober.
Tears on Earth -- I love you, Buddy!
Bless you and your family. So powerful, and what wonderful production.
Very touching, thank you for letting us in Matt. 👏🏿🙏🏾
RIH Matthew!!! God’s grace and peace to the family!!! Thanks for sharing!!! I have 2 sisters on drugs and it had been torturing..... I had to walk away.... it is hard!
This is so relatable for many addicts. Thanks for sharing this
Good luck, Matt, and to all others struggling with addiction.
Thank you dr! I would love to understand more about amyloids and amyloidosis in the brain should you ever have a moment.
Oh my, I really loved this and completely identify with it. So sad that he didn’t make it, but his story will live on thanks to PBS. I did intensive inpatient therapy and continued therapy afterwards…still do. I’m still taking suboxone and have been out of active addiction since 2014. I’m praying 🙏🏼 these stories will help many more who are struggling with the intense battles of addiction.
Don't you want to get off suboxone?
8 years is a long time.
@@d-meth Mind your own business. Your strange question and weird statement about time are worthless. Take care of yourself as you don't have the compassion to care for someone who actually needs care and help on their journey. A journey that can take as long as one needs.
@@AllOfOurCats it's not a strangers question, it's a normal question, most people want to get off substitution (exept those on high doses who like getting a bit high off their meds), it just isn't always as easy as they hoped, actually many people cirse suboxone and say it's worse to get off then methadone 🤷♀️
PBS Kids be like: Bruh.
This is amazing 👏👏👏
This was amazing
Job well done!
Very well done video
Well done.
💜😍 this is a awesome video of drug addiction
RIP! 😔❤️
Wow, profound!!!
A similar story happened to my father, my mom tried to stop it but he just never did.
💔
There’s life on those moons.
So many people have struggles they self medicate with. Gabor Mate understands the trauma. We are all human beings with wounds. ❤️ I don't judge. Jesus said not to.
Addiction is a disease that is spiritual in nature. Unfortunately, mental health services and drug replacement therapy are not enough to keep us addicts clean (although those services do help to an extent).
Belief in a power greater than ourselves that can help us not only stay clean, but find a new way to live, is what I have found works for myself and countless other addicts that I know. That power does not have to be a religious entity.
Drug replacement therapies carry a risk of addiction as well. I know several recovering addicts who used methadone or suboxone to get high.
My best friend’s mother died of a suboxone overdose in 2017.
I pray for all of us addicts, in recovery or actively using.
We do recover.
We are born with a hole to be filled by a higher power. It's why people fill full when reaching out and finding a purpose and in many cases a higher being or power.
Nice
How did he die
Fentanyl Overdose
This guy glossed overt!!! He had already done them before getting them from doc
Could we remake this in bertstrips sesame street style
Can anyone explain to me why sobaxone doesn’t work for me. It actually makes me feel horrible . I mean it speeds up sickness and doesn’t take any pain away.
There are other options!
@@phoebeb.332 I really think I’m almost at the end of the road.
Maybe you have to make sure that there are no other opioids in your system and that you are in full state of withdrawal.. I knew some who can take subs right after they have gotten high and some like me that have to wait 3-4 days or would end up feeling all symptoms of withdrawal at once
@@sugat9012 thank you
your taking it way to early if it's speeding up the sickness bro
Don’t blame
The doctor ..
There’s enough story’s on drugs to share yours
Just stay on the marijuana, cmon man
Easier said then done, I used to say the same thing n now unfortunately battle with pills 😢
Story in a nutshell is spot on dialogue is kinda bs
This is so out of touch. I understand wanting to create a bridge of understanding but, this aint it and this isnt real addiction.
drug addiction is not a disease it's a choice
Yes but it's a choice you make once that last forever. A young kid doesn't always make the right decision. There's more to it that you know. Disease I don't know, but it's a thing you only understand if you been there.
@@celticcowboy3793 you don't become too addicted to drugs after one time where did you hear that at
@@scvmbag707 I pray you never have to find that out for yourself kid.
I wish it was that easy.
@@marcalanjacobs it is that simple I went hard for close to 15 years and just put it down
HOW MUCH DID SUBOXONE AND ANDREW 'KILLER' KOLODNY PAY Y'ALL FOR THE PLUG??
F**k all yall fake 'activist' ...When Real human rights issues are to be found, you're not there, we have Called You PBS...and many more. And when there is 'fake activist ' there is a pharmaceutical company or NGO putting checks in your pocket not far behind 🤑 We see you, all of you!